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From: karn@epic..bellcore.com (Phil R. Karn)
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Subject: Re: Fate of the FOIA
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Date: 31 May 91 15:58:16 GMT
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You don't understand. Lawyers want jurors who are as ignorant and
naive as possible. They don't want people who can think critically and
independently, because such jurors make life more difficult for them.

This came out in the Robert Morris trial - both sides went out of their
way to exclude jurors who knew ANYTHING about computers. The rather lame
reasoning given for this was that they wanted the jurors to concentrate
on the moral issues involved, and not to get sidetracked by the technical
details.

Phil